PertexaIQ EHR “Cost and Limitations”
Pertexa-IQ Version 5.4.0
Pertexa Healthcare Technologies, Inc.
Certified Date: 02/13/2020
Certification Number: 15.04.04.2962.Pert.05.00.1.200213
Certification Criteria: MU2 – 170.315 (a)(1-15); (b)(1-2,6); (c)(1-4); (d)(1-9,11); (e)(1-3); (f)(5); (g)(2-9); (h)(1)
Pertexa-IQ: Version 5..4.0
Additional software used: MIRTH, MedlinePlus, Connect EHR, MaxMD Direct
CQMs: 117v7; 125v7; 130v7; 131v7; 134v7; 165v7
This Health IT Module is 2015 Edition compliant and has been certified by an ONC-ACB
in accordance with the applicable certification criteria adopted by the Secretary of
Health and Human Services. This certification does not represent an endorsement by
the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Pertexa-IQ charges a one-time and monthly fee with no contract that includes several capabilities at no additional costs and no limitations including: patient specific information, transition of care, view-download-transmit, transmission to immunization registries, transmission to public health agencies and transmission of reportable laboratory test.
Costs and Limitations of Certified Health IT
| Capability | Description of Capability | Costs or Fees | Contractual Limitations | Technical or Practical Limitations |
| Drug-Drug, Drug Allergy Checks | During computerized provider order entry (CPOE), interventions automatically and electronically indicate to a user, drug‐drug and drug‐allergy contraindications based on a patient’s medication list and medication allergy list. | No costs or fees | No contractual limitations | Either real time API or monthly batch update must be maintained to keep the interaction checking up to date. |
| e-Prescribe | Pertexa-IQ enables users to electronnically create prescriptions and prescription-related information for electronic tranmission. | No costs or fees | Electronic prescriptions may only be transmitted to members of Surescripts network | Requires use of 3rd party software, Surescripts |
| Data Portability | Enables users to electronically create a set of export summaries for all patients in EHR technology, which represents the most current clinical information about each patient and includes the Common MU Data Set: Encounter Diagnoses, Immunizations, Cognitive Status and Discharge Instructions | No costs or fees | No contractual limitations | Reprocessing of QRDA (Quality Reporting Document Architecture) data is limited to processing one week’s worth of data per request to prevent system overload. Multiple requests can be submitted to address time frames longer than one week. Reprocessing of QRDA files cannot be done for a single measure or facility, all QRDAs for a given time period must be processed. Providers may filter patient selection based upon patient name, admit date and date of birth. |
| Clinical Quality Measures | Enable users of EHR to capture, import, calculate and report on electronic clinical quality measures. | No costs or fees | No contractual limitations | Reprocessing of QRDA (Quality Reporting Document Architect) data is limited to one week batch to prevent system overload. Reprocessing of QRDA files cannot be done for a single measure or facility, all QRDAs for a given time period must be processed. |
| Patient Portal | Enables clinics to give access to patient data via HIPAA secure Portal | No costs or fees | No contractual limitations | Required 3rd party software from Dynamic Health IT |
| Secure Direct Messaging | Enables clinical users to share clinical information via secure HIPAA compliant e-mails using a certified HISP | No costs or fees | No contractual limitations | Required 3rd party software from MaxMD |
